National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships

National Junior Indoor Rowing Championships (NJIRC) claims that it is the “World’s biggest national indoor rowing competition,” but it is also by far the biggest adaptive rowing competition I have ever seen in the UK. At most adaptive events, you are lucky to see a few competitors and some of the most popular events have up to a dozen entries as times. But NJIRC has 98 adaptive athletes competing. Or as NJIRC refers to them – “SEND”, Special Educational Needs and Disability.

“We are also proud to present that of our 2000+ competitors, 50% are girls, over 60% are from a minority ethnic background and we cater specifically for those with sensory, learning and physical disabilities.”

Being in such a large group of young athletes, the event has an electric buzz of enthusiasm throughout the day.

Congratulations to all the athletes, especially the medal winners below: